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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates15,703Searchable applications
802Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 12,192 approved or refused records
1,935Refused applications
10,257 approved · 1,935 refused · 469 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Building controlLocal plan Local Plan consultationsConservation areas Trees in conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01202123321Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Application RefusedAPP/25/00021/PA
Prior approval for change of use from a family centre to a post 16 special education school.
The Ted Webster Family Centre, 519A Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0BD
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03755/TTPO
T1-Oak- Tip lift by up to 2m to take branches off wires and away from property and let some light in under the crown.
4 Moors Close Christchurch BH23 6AL
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Application Withdrawn7-2024-13929-CZ
Alterations and erection of a single storey external enclosure to house new above ground bulk fuel storage tanks to serve adjacent generator plant.
Chase Manhatten Bank 1 Chaseside Bournemouth BH7 7DA
Received 31 May 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/00228/TTPO
T1 Beech tree - Fell and replant in a more appropriate location.
26 St Marys Road Poole BH15 2LL
Received 8 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00378/K
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garden building for the incidental enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse.
38 Dale Valley Road, Poole, BH15 3JA
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04008/CONDR
Variation of Conditions 1 & 7 of Application 7-2025-7719-D (Approval of reserved matters (landscaping) following outline application for the demolition of existing garages & storage units to the rear and construction of 4 x 3-bed semi detached houses, 1 x 2-bed bungalow. Alterations and change of use of existing buildings from funeral Director (use class E) and chapel (use class sui generis) to create 2x semi-detached 3-bed houses with some matters reserved (7-2024-7719-C).
31-33 Tower Road Bournemouth BH1 4LA
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application RefusedP/25/01428/ADV
Advertisement application for framed advertising board, double sided made from acrylic boards and aluminium frame.
9 Marlow Drive Christchurch BH23 2RR
Received 15 May 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-25085-A
Scots pine on left of rear garden (T1) - Remove a broken branch. Reduce the lowest branch above the hedge by 2-3m to provide a separation. Remove a pendulous branch from the branch touching the hedge. Reduce branch above the garden by 2m to lift to 3m, for clearance. Neighbour's Scots pine tree (T2) - Reduce 4 branches which grow above the garden of No.60 by 2m to the line of the crown. Prune to crown lift to 3m above the garden, for clearance.
58 and 60, Parkway Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 9JR
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-20072-D
Installation of first floor dormer to front
24 Egerton Road Bournemouth BH8 9AY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04388/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Crown lift 5m over 7 Bexington Close, removing tertiary growth only and one secondary branch. Branch reduction of 2 over-extended branches by up to 2m.
7 Bexington Close Bournemouth BH11 8PQ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00321/F
Construction of a Gym/Garden Room to rear garden (max 3 meters high).
16 Somerby Road, Poole, BH15 3RH
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application RefusedTP/24/00262/X
T1 Oak - fell - evidence of fungus low on main trunk- home owner is concerned at risk of tree falling into garden- wants to fell tree to remove the risk of tree failure
175 Merley Lane, Poole, BH21 3AG
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0196/TTPO
T113 - Beech tree- thin around 25% of the crown. Pruning of the 3 small lower limbs overhanging the garden of No 10a by 3 to 3.5m. See annotated photo.
10 Bosley Way Christchurch BH23 2HF
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application WithdrawnAPP/24/00798/A
Two new 'Poole Museum' signs in front of the non-historic Atrium structure, two banners suspended on the front gable wall, one banner suspended from the non-historic Atrium structure, as well as five new interpretation panels located around the site.
Poole Museum, 4 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BW
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01879/CONDR
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of Planning permission P/25/03242/HOU Proposed ground floor front and side extensions with roof enlargement for first floor accommodation with front and rear dormer. Proposed dormer has been reconfigured, changes to fenestration. Introduction of roof lantern/lights. Addition of solar panels. Clarification of materials.
52 Bure Haven Drive Christchurch BH23 4BT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/00094/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Loft Conversion including 2 Dormers
99 Maxwell Road Bournemouth BH9 1DJ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01285/HOU
Removal of second floor velux window and rear chimney breast and replaced with new flat roof dormer window.
60 Canberra Road Christchurch BH23 2HW
Received 7 May 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0149/HOU
Rear single storey extension, first floor front and rear pitched roof dormers
1 Oak Cottages 16 Riverdale Lane Christchurch BH23 1RL
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02472/TTPO
T1 - Common Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 5m over garden and driveway by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only. Reduce branches over property back by 2m to clear building line, whilst maintaining a flowing branch line. -
Warren Court 22 St Valerie Road Bournemouth BH2 6PP
Received 27 May 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00740/F
New frameless glass balustrades in place of existing balustrades
2 and 39 Moriconium Quay, Lake Avenue, Poole, BH15 4QP
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00367/TTPO
T1 - Cupressus macrocarpa - Fell
289 Sandbanks Road Poole BH14 8EZ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03673/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of commercial unit (Use Class E (a)) as a bathhouse (Use Class E (d))
Unit 2, Overstrand Building, Boscombe Promenade Bournemouth BH5 1BN
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Application Approved8/25/0027/TTPO
T1 Ash: Fell
Kingdom Hall Marsh Lane Christchurch BH23 1FN
Received 22 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-2251-E
T6 on TPO - Sycamore - fell to ground level. T7 - Sweet Chestnut - fell.
Carlton Apartments 5 Moorland Road Bournemouth BH1 3ST
Received 22 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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